News

Actions

Former Sparta council member sentenced for child porn charge

Posted
and last updated
Paul Hibbard (Photo from the Kent County Sheriff's Department)

Paul Hibbard (Photo from the Kent County Sheriff’s Department)

KENT COUNTY, Mich. — A former council member in Sparta was sentenced to six months in jail for possession of child pornography.

According to the Kent County Prosecutor’s Office, 46-year-old Paul Hibbard was also sentenced to five years of probation and must register as a sex offender.

Hibbard still faces child sex and neglect charges in Muskegon County.

He was charged in February with attempting to persuade a minor into an act of gross indecency, a 5-year felony.  He also faces a misdemeanor charge of contributing to the neglect of minors.